Brown butter cherry tart
 
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Sweet and rich brown butter cherry tart. A simple, delicious dessert with fresh cherries and brown butter that has only a few ingredients.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
Crust
  • 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • Pinch of salt
Filling
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • Pinch of salt
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 1½ tsp.vanilla extract
  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, diced
  • 2 cups fresh cherries, pitted
Instructions
  1. Preheat to 375°F.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix together melted butter, sugar, and vanilla with a rubber spatula. Add flour and salt and stir until combined. Press dough into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch tart pan.
  3. Bake crust for 15 minutes then cool complete on a rack in the pan. Crust can be made a day ahead and stored at room temperature.
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs and salt. Add the flour and vanilla and mix until smooth. Set aside.
  5. In a small, light colored saute pan, cook the butter over medium heat until golden brown. Stir often and be careful not to let it burn. As soon as it is a rich, golden brown, pour it into a glass measuring cup to stop it cooking.
  6. Whisk brown butter into egg mixture until combined.
  7. Arrange the cherries in the tart pan and pour the butter mixture over it. Place tart on a rimmed baking sheet and bake at 375F for about 35 minutes. Tart will be golden and the butter mixture will puff up. A tester inserted near the center should come out clean.
  8. Cool on a rack then remove from pan.
  9. Serve at room temperature, with vanilla ice cream if desired.
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